radicalize
verb
rad·i·cal·ize
ˈra-di-kə-ˌlīz 
radicalized; radicalizing
: to make radical especially in politics
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The war has radicalized an entire generation of young people.
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Authorities are investigating it as a hate crime after finding evidence that the perpetrators had been radicalized online and wrote a manifesto full of Neo Nazi and racist beliefs.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Authorities said the teens met online, where they were radicalized by hate.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
What are the signs a young person is being radicalized?
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Reports reveal that the heavily armed attackers were radicalized through online hate spaces and left behind writings filled with white supremacist, Islamophobic and extremist ideology.
—Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Authorities said the teens met online, where they were radicalized by hate.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
What are the signs a young person is being radicalized?
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Reports reveal that the heavily armed attackers were radicalized through online hate spaces and left behind writings filled with white supremacist, Islamophobic and extremist ideology.
—Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for radicalize
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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